"The Young Savages", by John Frankenheimer (1961), with Dina Merrill

Title: The Young Savages
Film Director: John Frankenheimer
Year: 1961
The Blondes of the Movie: XXX

* PLOT:
After a Puerto Rican teen is murdered by three white adolescents, the case comes to Assistant District Attorney Hank Bell (Burt Lancaster). Realizing that he used to date the mother (Shelley Winters) of one of the suspects, he wonders if the boy is his son. Despite Bell's personal involvement, the district attorney (Edward Andrews) keeps him on the case. However, as Bell discovers street gang involvement in the case, he and his wife (Dina Merrill) begin to face physical threats.

Genre: Drama, Mystery & thriller
Original Language: English
Director: John Frankenheimer
Producer: Harold Hecht
Writer: Evan Hunter, J.P. Miller, Edward Anhalt
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 1961 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 50m
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Contemporary Films

* CAST:
Burt Lancaster as Hank Bell
Dina Merrill as Karin Bell
Edward Andrews as R. Daniel Cole
Shelley Winters as Mary diPace
Larry Gates as Randolph
Telly Savalas as Detective Gunderson
Pilar Seurat as Louisa Escalante
Roberta Shore as Jenny Bell
Milton Selzer as Dr. Walsh
David J. Stewart as Barton
John Davis Chandler as Arthur Reardon
José Pérez as Roberto Escalante
Stanley Kristien as Danny diPace
Luis Arroyo as Zorro
Paul Marco (uncredited)